Comments on: The Badnarik Campaign… http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: The Liberated Space Continues http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-330942 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:45:23 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-330942 [...] Now as to party purpose, I know what Lucy, Lee, Flash, Sean and Dr. Scott are going to say, but what I am going to tell you is this, and listen closely, No one is stopping you from running successful campaigns. No one and nothing. Not Susan’s ‘bitchiness’, not Starchild’s gravity defying buttocks, not the Rev. Allen’s hoo-doo conjuring for cash, not whatever it is that Ernie does that gets your boxers into a wad.  Nothing.  Now go out there and win me some park district. [...] [...] Now as to party purpose, I know what Lucy, Lee, Flash, Sean and Dr. Scott are going to say, but what I am going to tell you is this, and listen closely, No one is stopping you from running successful campaigns. No one and nothing. Not Susan’s ‘bitchiness’, not Starchild’s gravity defying buttocks, not the Rev. Allen’s hoo-doo conjuring for cash, not whatever it is that Ernie does that gets your boxers into a wad.  Nothing.  Now go out there and win me some park district. [...]

]]> by: The Liberated Space Continues http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-326107 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:43:11 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-326107 [...] Now as to party purpose, I know what Lucy, Lee, Flash Gordon, Sean and Dr. Scott are going to say, but what I am going to tell you is this, and listen closely, No one is stopping you from running successful campaigns. No one and nothing. Not Susan’s bitchiness, not Starchild’s gravity defying buttocks, not the Rev. Allen’s hoo-doo conjuring for cash, not whatever it is that Ernie does that gets your boxers into a wad.  Nothing.  Now go out there and win me some park district. [...] [...] Now as to party purpose, I know what Lucy, Lee, Flash Gordon, Sean and Dr. Scott are going to say, but what I am going to tell you is this, and listen closely, No one is stopping you from running successful campaigns. No one and nothing. Not Susan’s bitchiness, not Starchild’s gravity defying buttocks, not the Rev. Allen’s hoo-doo conjuring for cash, not whatever it is that Ernie does that gets your boxers into a wad.  Nothing.  Now go out there and win me some park district. [...]

]]> by: effects of vicodin http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-131153 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:43:28 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-131153 <strong>effects of vicodin</strong> effects of vicodin

]]> by: any problems with vytorin http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-131150 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:42:46 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-131150 <strong>any problems with vytorin</strong> any problems with vytorin

]]> by: bambino http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-117243 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:36:42 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-117243 Interesting comments.. :D Interesting comments.. :D

]]> by: Michael McNeil http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-106884 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:58:29 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-106884 I'm an LP member, staunch libertarian, I live in Badnarik's district, and I donated to the campaign. Mr. Hacker, I have a hard time believing you. Where can I find information on how my money was spent? I’m an LP member, staunch libertarian, I live in Badnarik’s district, and I donated to the campaign. Mr. Hacker, I have a hard time believing you. Where can I find information on how my money was spent?

]]> by: Peter http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56099 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:01:32 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56099 Mr. Hacker, I've heard very little of this "controversy" until this post and this thread of comments. I must say, your comments do not seem particularly "honorable" or "noble" as you are trying to portray yourself. Your campaign is probably entirely on the level, but by refusing to really even deny the charges, much less prove them wrong, looks strange at best. You won't be "descending to their level", whatever that means, you'll be showing them that you're the better man. Mr. Hacker, I’ve heard very little of this “controversy” until this post and this thread of comments. I must say, your comments do not seem particularly “honorable” or “noble” as you are trying to portray yourself. Your campaign is probably entirely on the level, but by refusing to really even deny the charges, much less prove them wrong, looks strange at best. You won’t be “descending to their level”, whatever that means, you’ll be showing them that you’re the better man.

]]> by: Mike N. http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56049 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:49:54 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56049 Nigel, I like how Hacker starts his blog post off: "Hey, You alla Youse, (Sorry, I’m still larnin’ Texican!)" WTF? http://www.badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2006/09/25/we-win-straw-poll/ This guy gets stranger by the day. Nigel,

I like how Hacker starts his blog post off:

“Hey, You alla Youse,

(Sorry, I’m still larnin’ Texican!)”

WTF?

http://www.badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2006/09/25/we-win-straw-poll/

This guy gets stranger by the day.

]]> by: Darcy G. Richardson http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56039 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:06:16 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56039 "Darcy – I sent a message to your @ml.com address. Is that still current?" Undercover - Actually, it's the same address, except it should be @ aol.com. Also, delete the underscore in the first part of the address. Thanks. Looking forward to hearing from you. “Darcy – I sent a message to your @ml.com address. Is that still current?”

Undercover – Actually, it’s the same address, except it should be @ aol.com. Also, delete the underscore in the first part of the address. Thanks. Looking forward to hearing from you.

]]> by: Nigel Watt http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56034 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:08:09 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56034 On the plus side, Badnarik won a Facebook straw poll! That means...nothing! On the plus side, Badnarik won a Facebook straw poll! That means…nothing!

]]> by: undercover_anarchist http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56021 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:03:07 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56021 Darcy - I sent a message to your @ml.com address. Is that still current? Darcy – I sent a message to your @ml.com address. Is that still current?

]]> by: Darcy G. Richardson http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56015 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:54:56 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56015 "I know that it was originally supposed to be only the first in a series of books… Are the future volumes still planned?" Thanks again for the nice compliment. My next volume, covering the period from the Populist Party to the Progressive movement of 1924, will be published very shortly. Drop me a line sometime and I'll be happy to send you a copy as soon as it's released. “I know that it was originally supposed to be only the first in a series of books… Are the future volumes still planned?”

Thanks again for the nice compliment. My next volume, covering the period from the Populist Party to the Progressive movement of 1924, will be published very shortly. Drop me a line sometime and I’ll be happy to send you a copy as soon as it’s released.

]]> by: Carl http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56005 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:51:32 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-56005 I saw the word "door-hangers." I've played with those as well. Bleah! Yard signs are a better value. My experience has been that lit-dropping and door-knocking is largely a waste of effort. If you aren't the candidate, people don't want to talk to you, and lit dropped on their door has little impact. Lit dropping <i>might</i> be useful as a lead up to a candidate visit just to provide face recognition of the candidate prior to the visit. Putting up yard signs is much less work for the same impact -- assuming you have a place to put them. And yard signs are cheap if you go the plastic bag sign route -- if you are buying at least 5000. Sometimes you can get screamingly good deals on radio spots. Broadcasters have to offer political campaigns the best deals they offered anyone else over the past year. Sometimes a radio station will screw up and give a big advertiser an incredibly good deal -- which they must pass along to campaigns. In fact, the biggest reason for running paper campaigns is purely to be eligible for these discount ad rates. You could run spots such as these: http://quiz2d.com/commercials/ I saw the word “door-hangers.” I’ve played with those as well. Bleah! Yard signs are a better value.

My experience has been that lit-dropping and door-knocking is largely a waste of effort. If you aren’t the candidate, people don’t want to talk to you, and lit dropped on their door has little impact. Lit dropping might be useful as a lead up to a candidate visit just to provide face recognition of the candidate prior to the visit.

Putting up yard signs is much less work for the same impact—assuming you have a place to put them. And yard signs are cheap if you go the plastic bag sign route—if you are buying at least 5000.

Sometimes you can get screamingly good deals on radio spots. Broadcasters have to offer political campaigns the best deals they offered anyone else over the past year. Sometimes a radio station will screw up and give a big advertiser an incredibly good deal—which they must pass along to campaigns.

In fact, the biggest reason for running paper campaigns is purely to be eligible for these discount ad rates. You could run spots such as these:

http://quiz2d.com/commercials/

]]> by: Mike N. http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-55970 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:47:47 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-55970 Link: http://knappster.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-discussion-is-now-closed.html Link:

http://knappster.blogspot.com/2006/09/this-discussion-is-now-closed.html

]]> by: Mike N. http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-55969 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:47:01 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2006/09/21/the-badnarik-campaign/#comment-55969 <blockquote>I’ve been looking at the FEC reports again, and I’m just not seeing evidence of the kind of malfeasance Mike N. keeps insisting is present</blockquote> Knapp, the funny thing is that I have never made such a charge... but YOU have on your latest post on your blog: "I think that Badnarik's campaign is a $400,000 bust, that he'll be extremely lucky to break 10%, and that that situation results from either incompetence (most likely) or malfeasance (less likely but possible) on Mr. Hacker's part." Let me guess, the tooth fairy logged into your account and posted that for you?
I’ve been looking at the FEC reports again, and I’m just not seeing evidence of the kind of malfeasance Mike N. keeps insisting is present

Knapp, the funny thing is that I have never made such a charge… but YOU have on your latest post on your blog:

“I think that Badnarik’s campaign is a $400,000 bust, that he’ll be extremely lucky to break 10%, and that that situation results from either incompetence (most likely) or malfeasance (less likely but possible) on Mr. Hacker’s part.”

Let me guess, the tooth fairy logged into your account and posted that for you?

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